The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-07-27
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tuition, and TO provide for ascertaining
the number of citizens entitled to vote
for Representative within the State.
| WHEREAS, Experience has pointed ont
| the necessity Of amending the Constitution
and the eNpediency of calling u convention
Tor that purpose; therefore,
BE it enacted by the General Assembly of
the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
l. That at the next general election for
Representatives TO the General Assembly, il
shall be the duty Of the several sheritis and
other officers of election to open poll for
and make return 10 the Secretary Of state,
for the time being, of the names of all cit:-
zcns entitled to vote for Representatives who
have voted At the said election for calling
convention for the purpose OF re-adopt-
ing, amending or changing the Constitu.
ton.
20. That any sheriff or other return
ing officer failing to perform the duty i'm
posed by first section of this act shall be
subject to fine of six hundred dollars
5000, to be recovered by indictment of
the grand jury in any court having iuriSdic-
ton thereof and shall, upon conviction of
such failure, be removed from office by
the court in which such conviction is had.
J. That for the purpose of ascertaIning
the number of citizens entitled to vote for
Representatives within this State in the
year 1887, there shall be furnished, aS
hereinafter provided, to the ShertlS and
other officers of the election in August,
1887, Il registration book, in which the
officers of the election shall record the
names of all citizens entitled to vote for
Representatives within this State at the said
election. The officers of the election shall
be cX otlico officers of registration, and
shall have said registration book open for
the record of said names between the
hours Of q o'clock II. IN. and o'clock p.
m. on the day Of the August, 1887, election
at all the voting places in this Common
wealth. And it shall be the duty of all
citizens of this Commonwealth who are
entitled to vote for Representatives, on the
day Of the next general election in August,
1887, to go before the sherfls and other re.
turning officers of said election in the vot.
ing precinct in which they are severally en-.
titled To vote, and cause themselves 10 be
registered on the poll-book us qualified
voters of this Commonwealth, and names
of any and all citizens living in the district
known to said officers to be entitled to vote
tor Representatives, or made known to them
by evidence on that day, shall be registered
as not voting. And in the year 1887, no
other officer shall be authorized to make
any list or return of the qualified voters of
this Commonwealth, nor shall any return
thereof except the registration books and
certificates provided forby this act be made,
and oil laws requiring list or returns of such
qualified voters are hereby repealed, so far
AZ the year 1887 is embraced therein. The
total number Of votes so registered shall be
the true number of citizens entitled to vote
for Representatives within this State, for
the purpose of ascertianing whether
majority of all the citizens of this State
entitled to vote for Representative vote for
calling n convention for the purpose of
re.adopting, amending or changing the
Constitution.
4. The said registration books shall be
ruled and headed 50 that
they may. and il is hereby enacted that the
same shall, be the poll-books for recording
the votes for and against the calling of the
convention, and for asccr.
flaming the number of citizens entitled to |
vote for Representative within the State. |
1t shall be the duty Of the said officers OF !
election to PROFOUND to every voter the |
question: ado you vote for calling con-
stitutiOnal convention or not?" If such |
voter s hall answer in the Affirmative, his
name shall be recorded as voting for said |
if such voter shall answer in |
the negative, his name shall be- recorded as
voting against said convention, and if such |
voter makes no answer, his name shall be |
recorded or registered AZ not voting upon |
said question. And it shall be the duty of |
the officers holding the election at each
voting place in the State to certify the
total number of voters registered, ana the |
number voting for calling the consttu-
tional convention, aud to make ont II
duplicate certificate showing said facts The
registration book shall he by them imme-
diatcly sent, ut the expense of the Com
by mail, To the Secretary of
State ut Frankfort, Kentucky, and the du.
plicate certificate attached to the poll.book
Tor the election of State officers, and return
Herewith us now directed by law.
8. The Secretary of State in office at
the converting of the General Assembly
next after the election in August, 1887,
shall, Immediately upon the organization
Df the same, transmit Ia each House u
prepared by him from the said
registration and poll-bOoks, showing how
many votes were at the said election east
IN favor of said convention, and the total
number of voters registered, whether yot.
ng for or against or not ut all. The report
shall be made up by counties. He shall
retain the registration books for the use of,
and inspection OF the next
General Assembly.
q. 1t shall be the duty of the officers
whose duty il is by the law TO compare and
certify the votes for State officers To make
nut from the certificates returned with the
state election pOll.books as above pro-
gided, and at tho time they certify the
votes for State officers, n certificate by
voting places, showing the total number
II votes registered aud the number voting
oT calling a constitutional convention, and
20 send the certificate 10 the Secretary of
state; aud IL the registration book pro.
iided for above shall, rs Ia any voting
place, be- lost, destroyed or not returued,
hen the Secretary Of State, In making the
epoTt Ia the General Assembly, shall use
he information Ia the certificate ~ Ia nny
urh district ar precinct, aud be shall,